South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-12-09
Our New Railroad.

LAST week We merely called the at
tcn'ion Of our readers to our pro-
Fo'ed Narrow gauge Railroad from
hire TO Rockoav, on North River
where NcCsrty & Co. have thei,
Bark Extract Factory.
We are now reliably informed thai
IL will be built In The near fL'u-e
and, since ne have ascertaiaed the
names Of The gentlemen connected
With The prnj.o', We are inclined to
think IL will prove success. The
charter members arc vel. known az
business men, and wonld not 60 into
such an undertaking without count
ing the cot and feeling assured OF
fair return for their money invest
ed. fmong them sre: Col. Rob
ert ". Monroe, formerly OF King
wood, now OF this place Hon. 8.
l.. FlourDoy our Stare Ssuator; X.
W. Daley, DR., States Attorney /;
Capt. &. s. White, County Court
Clerk r w. Gi'keson, one Of our
leading merchants; Dep. Coll. !. T..
Brady, and o'hsrs We understand
their idea is to bu I'D . road similar
to the ono now orera'ed by the
Mertsns brothers from Osonoko Is
miles into the interior OF Maryland.
All parties owning land along the
line Ct the proposed road should
conttibut literally to It's reconstruction,
4 In oh, In 10
OF our timber resources and the inn
provement o! our marketing facilities,
while deserving the hearty .ncour-
a,ement Of every citizen Of the coun.
ty, is Of especial interest to them
We believe the gentlemen named
above will realize handsome divi.
dends upon their capital 'avested
but, leaving that aside, one thing is
sure: this road will be big thing
for those living in the section trav>
ersed who do not have to advance
any funds 10 aid in its construction.
They cannot possibly lose by it.
For instance, bark is Low hauled TO
this place from near Rockoak, TWEEN.
ty mile e, for SIC dollars per ton.
Think Of I'll The bark itself, the
labor of peeling and piling it. end
two days work for man, wagon and
two lorsea, and all for Elk dollars
Now, what bonanza will 1t be for a
farmer out there. only to have to
haul his berk mile, or pc hsps less
than q mile, and yet receivj It's six
dollars just the sane as hen he had
to travel forty miles 10 get it.
And the same state OF aff,irs exists
with regard to almost everyt thing else
tile farmer produces or has for sale.
In fact, If there is q place on earth
where railroad il needed, 1t is the
southeastern part of this coun'y.
There are enough timber and bark,
cross..ies. boop>poles. mine props
ard straps out there TO keep a mar
row.gauee railroad busy fo- all eter.
nifty. Who can estimate the value
TO Hampshire county Of cur little
South Branch Railroad, but l6 miles
long though it is9 Before it was
built. the products ju>t mentioned
were almost worthless to our farmers
because there vas no way To Ell
them to market. Times were bari,
and money was scarGe ; and We DO
net believe the United States could
have produced d'ader- looking
place than Romney. No, thous-
ands and tens Of thousands o. dollars
arc paid out in this C unity every
year for bark, ties. &c.; there is On
air Of business and prospect y along
the entire line from here 10 Green
Spring; farmers in all part, If the
county find profitable empIovme Mt
for themselves, their hands AMI
teams during the winter; and the
streets OF Romney arc daily crowded
with bark-wagons and vehicles of al
descriptions, and present an appear.
ancc that would be crcdi' able to
those of n town OF 3 900 inhabitants.
And for this largs circulation ofcoll
cash, this great increase OF business
and general prosperity we are in
deb:cl almost solely 10 our South
Branch Valley Railroad. though, Of
course, the fuct that We are living
under democratic administration
has a good deal 10 do with it. In
the face oil such facts, a:gum ent in
{ .vor OF tie rev road is altogether
The South Branch
line has done wonders for us. 1t is
n good thing. Therefore, we want
anoi her railroad. Let us have the
of the II ,cknak road be
gun, and that speedily.